Bruce Carter

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys may have lost more than just a football game Monday night when the Washington Redskins beat them 20-17 in overtime at AT&T Stadium.

Quarterback Tony Romo left in the third quarter with what appeared to be an injury to his surgically repaired back, though he returned in the fourth quarter.

As for the Redskins (3-5), they might have found new life. Washington quarterback Colt McCoy, a third-stringer coming into the season, started for the first time in nearly three years and engineered the upset.

McCoy did more than just keep the seat warm as the Redskins await the return of starter Robert Griffin III. McCoy passed for...

Related "Bruce Carter" Articles

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys may have lost more than just a football game Monday night when the Washington Redskins beat them 20-17 in overtime at AT&T Stadium.Quarterback Tony Romo left in the third quarter with what appeared to be an...

Spring football is rooted in hope, and rare is the coach who admits "we're getting worse and I'll be lucky to save my job." That said, ACC head coaches offered unusually lavish praise for players from Hampton Roads during a media teleconference...

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is not on the active roster for Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. That news means the Romo-or-Dak Prescott debate will be put off at least one more week. Prescott, a rookie who has led the Cowboys to a 7-1...